COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wenden vs Surprise
PLACE A
Wenden, Arizona
VS
PLACE B
Surprise, Arizona
Wenden is 100% smaller than Surprise. Surprise earns more, with a median household income $49,881 higher. Surprise has grown faster since 2000 (22% vs -37%).
WENDENSURPRISEDIFFERENCE
Total population405175,304−100% vs Surprise
Population density271,586−1,559
Population growth-37.1%21.8%−58.9 pts
Median age50.841.4+9.4
Male57.8%47.5%+10.3 pts
Female42.2%52.5%−10.3 pts
Foreign-born24.7%7.0%+17.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic32.8%65.8%−33.0 pts
Black10.4%4.3%+6.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino52.3%20.0%+32.4 pts
Asian4.4%2.4%+2.0 pts
Other0.0%7.4%−7.4 pts
Median household income$46,830$96,711−$49,881
Per capita income$31,662$41,888−$10,226
Poverty rate0.2%8.6%−8.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2210.389−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher17.0%30.5%−13.6 pts
Graduate degree4.9%11.3%−6.3 pts
Unemployment rate10.4%4.3%+6.1 pts
Labor force participation63.0%59.3%+3.7 pts
Median home value$57,100$435,100−$378,000
Median gross rent$399$2,033−$1,634
Owner-occupied93.3%79.1%+14.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.4%9.0%+7.4 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%52.9%−52.9 pts
Average commute15.130.2−15.1
Worked from home12.1%19.5%−7.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured10.4%6.1%+4.3 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024